incise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make an incision into by carving or cutting

WordNet

In*cise" transitive verb
Etymology
L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Incised ; present participle & verbal noun Incising
Definitions
  1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
    I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew.
  2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.

Webster 1913